This essay discusses the disjuncture between EU aviation emissions growth in recent decades and t... more This essay discusses the disjuncture between EU aviation emissions growth in recent decades and the EU climate change commitment to not exceeding a 2◦ C rise in global mean surface temperature above the pre-industrial level (EC, 2007a). We particularly discuss the roles of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). We also comment on how the current downturn in air passenger numbers in the EU compares to the reduced level of passenger demand in the ...
This report offers an overview of greenhouse gas emissions profile of coal bed methane production... more This report offers an overview of greenhouse gas emissions profile of coal bed methane production from the existing academic and grey literature. It does not provide any new empirical evidence although additional calculations have been performed to allow for comparison between studies and with data for other sources of natural gas. Having examined the available literature, the report identifies where there are gaps that are relevant to UK development of CBM.
Page 1. Voluntary Carbon Offsetting Schemes for Aviation: Efficiency, Credibility and Sustainable... more Page 1. Voluntary Carbon Offsetting Schemes for Aviation: Efficiency, Credibility and Sustainable Tourism Stefan Gossling Department of Service Management, Lund University, Helsingborg, Sweden, and Western Norway Research Institute ...
Synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy (SFS) was directly applied to rapidly quantify selected pol... more Synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy (SFS) was directly applied to rapidly quantify selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs: benzo[a]pyrene and pyrene) in aqueous hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HPCD) soil extract solutions from a variety of aged contaminated soils containing four different PAHs. The method was optimized and validated. The results show that SFS can be used to analyse benzo[a]pyrene and pyrene in HPCD based soil extracts with high sensitivity and selectivity. The linear calibration ranges were 4.0x10(-6)-1.0x10(-3)mM for benzo[a]pyrene and 6.0x10(-6)-1.2x10(-3)mM for pyrene in 10mM HPCD aqueous solution alone. The detection limits according to the error propagation theory for benzo[a]pyrene and pyrene were 3.9x10(-6) and 5.4x10(-6)mM, respectively. A good agreement between SFS and HPLC was reached for both determinations of PAHs in HPCD alone and in soil HPCD extracts. Hence, SFS is a potential means to simplify the present non-exhaustive hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HPCD)-based extraction technique for the evaluation of PAH bioavailability in soil.
... Steven Glynn Fiona Nicholls Report commissioned by Friends of the Earth ... Dr Steven Glynn a... more ... Steven Glynn Fiona Nicholls Report commissioned by Friends of the Earth ... Dr Steven Glynn and Ms Fiona Nicholls Association for Sustainable Change 14 Bury Avenue Manchester M16 0AT Email: [email protected][email protected] ...
This report, commissioned by The Co-operative, is an update on our January report, Shale gas: a p... more This report, commissioned by The Co-operative, is an update on our January report, Shale gas: a provisional assessment of climate change and environmental impacts (Wood et al 2011). Whilst some of the analysis remains relatively unchanged from the original document, other areas having undergone important revision, not least because industry estimates of shale gas reserves at the UK and global scales have markedly increased. For example in the UK industry reserve estimates published for a single licensing area are an order of magnitude greater than national estimates published by DECC in December 2010. New papers detailing fugitive emissions have also emerged raising concerns that shale gas production may involve greater greenhouse gas emissions than previously thought. The analysis within this new report addresses two specific issues associated with the extraction and combustion of shale gas. Firstly, it explores the environmental risks and climate change implications arising from shale gas extraction. Secondly, it outlines potential UK and global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions arising from an updated range of scenarios built using the latest predictions of shale gas resources.
This essay discusses the disjuncture between EU aviation emissions growth in recent decades and t... more This essay discusses the disjuncture between EU aviation emissions growth in recent decades and the EU climate change commitment to not exceeding a 2◦ C rise in global mean surface temperature above the pre-industrial level (EC, 2007a). We particularly discuss the roles of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM). We also comment on how the current downturn in air passenger numbers in the EU compares to the reduced level of passenger demand in the ...
This report offers an overview of greenhouse gas emissions profile of coal bed methane production... more This report offers an overview of greenhouse gas emissions profile of coal bed methane production from the existing academic and grey literature. It does not provide any new empirical evidence although additional calculations have been performed to allow for comparison between studies and with data for other sources of natural gas. Having examined the available literature, the report identifies where there are gaps that are relevant to UK development of CBM.
Page 1. Voluntary Carbon Offsetting Schemes for Aviation: Efficiency, Credibility and Sustainable... more Page 1. Voluntary Carbon Offsetting Schemes for Aviation: Efficiency, Credibility and Sustainable Tourism Stefan Gossling Department of Service Management, Lund University, Helsingborg, Sweden, and Western Norway Research Institute ...
Synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy (SFS) was directly applied to rapidly quantify selected pol... more Synchronous fluorescence spectroscopy (SFS) was directly applied to rapidly quantify selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs: benzo[a]pyrene and pyrene) in aqueous hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HPCD) soil extract solutions from a variety of aged contaminated soils containing four different PAHs. The method was optimized and validated. The results show that SFS can be used to analyse benzo[a]pyrene and pyrene in HPCD based soil extracts with high sensitivity and selectivity. The linear calibration ranges were 4.0x10(-6)-1.0x10(-3)mM for benzo[a]pyrene and 6.0x10(-6)-1.2x10(-3)mM for pyrene in 10mM HPCD aqueous solution alone. The detection limits according to the error propagation theory for benzo[a]pyrene and pyrene were 3.9x10(-6) and 5.4x10(-6)mM, respectively. A good agreement between SFS and HPLC was reached for both determinations of PAHs in HPCD alone and in soil HPCD extracts. Hence, SFS is a potential means to simplify the present non-exhaustive hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HPCD)-based extraction technique for the evaluation of PAH bioavailability in soil.
... Steven Glynn Fiona Nicholls Report commissioned by Friends of the Earth ... Dr Steven Glynn a... more ... Steven Glynn Fiona Nicholls Report commissioned by Friends of the Earth ... Dr Steven Glynn and Ms Fiona Nicholls Association for Sustainable Change 14 Bury Avenue Manchester M16 0AT Email: [email protected][email protected] ...
This report, commissioned by The Co-operative, is an update on our January report, Shale gas: a p... more This report, commissioned by The Co-operative, is an update on our January report, Shale gas: a provisional assessment of climate change and environmental impacts (Wood et al 2011). Whilst some of the analysis remains relatively unchanged from the original document, other areas having undergone important revision, not least because industry estimates of shale gas reserves at the UK and global scales have markedly increased. For example in the UK industry reserve estimates published for a single licensing area are an order of magnitude greater than national estimates published by DECC in December 2010. New papers detailing fugitive emissions have also emerged raising concerns that shale gas production may involve greater greenhouse gas emissions than previously thought. The analysis within this new report addresses two specific issues associated with the extraction and combustion of shale gas. Firstly, it explores the environmental risks and climate change implications arising from shale gas extraction. Secondly, it outlines potential UK and global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions arising from an updated range of scenarios built using the latest predictions of shale gas resources.
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